Mind Question:

1) How does a Photon accellerate from speed 0 to the speed of light
instantly? (like emitted from a flashlight)

And:

2) How does a Photon decellearate from the speed of light to 0 instantly?
(like hitting a dark surface)

And:

3) How does a Photon change directions instantly? (like hitting a mirror)

Answer:

The Photon never changed speed from light speed!

Consider that the electrons surrounding a nucleus are traveling at light
speed, as energy. When the flashlights batteries excited an electron by
adding energy to it, it knocked the electron into a higher orbit. A Photon
is emitted from the electron when the electron drops down 1 quantum to the
next lower orbit. The Photon exits and travels as energy (wave) at the speed
of light. The effect is like visualizing the proton as being in orbit around
the nucleus when it is emitted.

Created: 02/04/09